James Alexander GRANT

Regimental number9/144
Date of birth26 November 1890
Place of birthLeyton, London, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
AddressKelso, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 11"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Grant, 26 Warwick Lane, Ludgate Hill, London, England
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Squadron, XXII Corps Mounted Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Discharge date22 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, Mesopotamia, Persia

Attached to Dunsterforce 1918.

Discharged no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service, 22 July 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 344 days (of which 4 years 204 days were overseas).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
Date of death23 September 1963
Age at death73
Place of burialChristchurch, Canterbury

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